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Handcart Campground

Handcart Campground is a tent-only, first-come, first-served campground with 10 sites situated along the North Fork South Platte River in Pike National Forest at 9,800 feet elevation.

Each site includes a picnic table, tent pad, and fire ring, with full services (water, trash, camp host) available Memorial Day through Labor Day; vault toilets are available year-round.

The campground is accessed via Park County Route 60 from US Highway 285 near Webster, and nearby trails provide access to Gibson Lake and surrounding national forest recreation areas.


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